rehouse
verb
re·house
(ˌ)rē-ˈhau̇z 
rehoused; rehousing; rehouses
: to house again or anew
especially
: to establish in a new or different housing unit of a better quality
Examples of rehouse in a Sentence
The organization is working to rehouse families who were displaced in the fire.
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Of those, maybe 15 to 20 families may need to be rehoused.
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Teri Figueroa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 May 2025
Many who lost their homes in 2022 have not been rehoused and the quality of new housing is often inadequate.
—Clare Sebastian, CNN Money, 13 May 2025
Harris says all seven people who have been rehoused were people already in the city’s system and advanced in their process.
—Adam Crafton, The Athletic, 8 Feb. 2025
People needed to be rehoused in locations that were less prone to earthquakes, and these locations needed to provide jobs and social services.
—Paul Collier, Foreign Affairs, 1 Sep. 2011
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Teri Figueroa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 May 2025
Many who lost their homes in 2022 have not been rehoused and the quality of new housing is often inadequate.
—Clare Sebastian, CNN Money, 13 May 2025
Harris says all seven people who have been rehoused were people already in the city’s system and advanced in their process.
—Adam Crafton, The Athletic, 8 Feb. 2025
People needed to be rehoused in locations that were less prone to earthquakes, and these locations needed to provide jobs and social services.
—Paul Collier, Foreign Affairs, 1 Sep. 2011
See All Example Sentences for rehouse
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“Rehouse.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rehouse. Accessed 3 Jul. 2025.
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